Footnote 109:
The word _caucus_, and its derivative caucusing, are often used in
Boston. The last answers much to what we stile parliamenteering or
electioneering. All my repeated applications to different gentlemen
have not furnished me with a satisfactory account of the origin of
_caucus_. It seems to mean a number of persons, whether more or less,
met together to consult upon adopting and prosecuting some scheme of
policy, for carrying a favorite point. The word is not of novel
invention. More than 50 years ago, Mr. S. Adam’s father, and 20
others, one or two from the north end of the town, where all the ship
business is carried on, used to meet, make a caucus, and lay their
plan for introducing certain persons into places of trust and power.
When they had settled it, they separated, and used each their
particular influence within his own circle. He and his friends would
furnish themselves with ballots, including the names of the parties
fixed upon, which they distributed on the days of election. By acting
in concert together, with a careful and extensive distribution of
ballots, they generally carried the elections to their own mind. In
like manner it was, that Mr. Samuel Adams first became a
representative for Boston.
Footnote 110:
The Rev. Mr. Whitney’s Discourse.
Footnote 111:
The lords protest against the act for the better regulating of the
government.
Footnote 112:
Parliamentary Debates relative to general Howe. Mr. Galloway’s
answers.
Footnote 113:
Lords who signed the protest—Richmond, Portland, Rockingham, Stamford,
Stanhope, Torrington, Ponsonby, Wycombe, Camden.
Footnote 114:
See the Remembrancer, Part II. p. 227, the note.
Footnote 115:
See the Spectator, No. 509.
Footnote 116:
See general Gage’s account of the behavior of the troops, in the
London Gazette.
Footnote 117:
This was practised.
Footnote 118:
Afterward a lieutenant-colonel in Shelden’s light horse.
Footnote 119:
So Tyconderoga is frequently called for the sake of brevity,
especially by the people dwelling in its neighborhood.
Footnote 120:
The territory has now the name of Vermont.
Footnote 121:
Between 112 and 120 iron cannon from 6 to 24 pounders; 50 swivels of
different sizes; 2 ten inch mortars; 1 howitzer; 1 cohorn; 10 tons of
musket balls; 3 cart load of flints 30 new carriages; a considerable
quantity of shells; a warehouse full of meterials to carry on boat
building; 100 stand of small arms; 10 casks of very indifferent
powder; a brass cannon; 30 barrels of flour; 18 barrels of pork, and
some beans and pease.
The prisoners were the captain, lieutenant, a gunner, 2 serjeants, and
44 rank and file, beside women and children.
Footnote 122:
Since collector of imposts and excise for the county of Suffolk in
Massachusetts.
Footnote 123:
General Burgoyne’s Letter.
Footnote 124:
This resolution was assigned by a near female relation of the general,
to a gentlewoman with whom she had been acquainted at school, as a
reason why the other, upon obtaining a pass to quit Boston, should not
tarry at her father’s (Mr. Cary’s) house in Charlestown.
Footnote 125:
Mr. afterward major Winslow, of the American artillery (who was
personally acquainted with the general, and crossed over from Boston
to the place of action after the battle, and narrowly surveyed the
body) related his being so shot, and the hand’s being bloody as if by
the wound.
Footnote 126:
Entick’s History of the War, from 1755, Vol. IV. p. 20. printed for
Mr. Dilly.
Footnote 127:
Dr. Price’s two tracts on civil liberty, Part II. p. 111 and 112,
1788. The first restraining act was passed March the 30th, the second
April the 13th. The news of them was undoubtedly carried by the
vessels from London, which arrived at Philadelphia the evening of June
the 7th, and had on board major Skeen.
Footnote 128:
A shilling a day.
Footnote 129:
Governor Martin went not on board the Cruiser sloop till the middle of
July.
Footnote 130:
The bishop of St. Asaph.
Footnote 131:
Lord Camden.
Footnote 132:
Lord Chatham.
Footnote 133:
General Washington’s Private Letter.
Footnote 134:
Mr. Thomas Gamble’s letter to general Gage.
Footnote 135:
See the copy in Mr. Smith’s History of New-York.
Footnote 136:
Eighty barrels of flour, 11 ditto rice, 7 ditto pease, 6 furkins of
butter, 134 barrels of pork, 7 ditto damaged, 124 barrels of
gun-powder, 300 swivel shot, 1 box of musket shot, 6564 musket
cartridges, 150 stand of French arms, 3 royal mortars, 61 shells, 500
hand-granades, Royal fusileers muskets 83, accoutrements 83, rigging
for three vessels at least, 1 major, 2 captains, 3 lieutenants, the
captain of the schooner which is sunk, a commissary and surgeon,
soldiers 83.
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